Surprise Trailhead: Surprise Lake and Tipperary Lake

Summit County - Eagle County - Clear Creek County

The Surprise Trailhead is located 25 miles northwest of Silverthorne, CO in the White River National Forest. Tipperary Lake is one of six lakes accessible in a day from this well-plotted trail network in the Eagles Nest Wilderness Area. It fills a large, marshy basin along Cataract Creek. Visitors will enjoy sensational wildflowers, diverse forests, and good backcountry camping and fishing at Tipperary Lake.